Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 22

She was making a spectacle of herself in front of him, and it was downright rude.

Elysia took several deep breaths in the shadows, working to calm her frazzled nerves.

Seeing her regain her composure, Tarquin’s voice was icy as he demanded, “Alright, spill it. What was yesterday’s fiasco all about?”

Elysia tilted her chin defiantly and countered, “What fiasco are you talking about?”

“Who whisked you away? Where did you two fly off to after that? And, what’s your angle with me? Are you after my money or are you gunning for my life?”

Elysia was flabbergasted, “When did I ever try to get close to you? Yesterday, you came knocking at my door and hauled me away, and then the building suddenly caught fire. I took the chance to run for it. I’m not after your cash, and I certainly didn’t…”

She paused, biting her lip. If he was that brute, she might indeed want to throttle him.

“And didn’t what?” Tarquin pressed.

Elysia pouted, muttering, “Didn’t want to take

your

life!”

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“Do you really think I’m buying any of this?” he bit back. “Well… believe it or not, I’m only telling you like it is!”

Tarquin asked, “So, where did you crash last night?”

He had sent people to the motel to look for her, but she was nowhere to be found. The motel owner aid they took off without even checking out.

With his current resources, if he couldn’t find someone in Jindale City, the biggest possibility was that man was covering their tracks well. And only someone with real skills could hide like that.

She frowned and retorted, “What does it

and

quite intimidating wheh angry.

had flared, and she’d been as fierce as a little tiger, but now, cooled down, she felt the bite of fear.

on herself and grumbled, “That’s my private affair,

or are you purposefully

would I hide anything? I don’t owe you…” The thought of the fifty million stopped her mid–sentence.

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she huffed and pulled out her phone, showing him

it. Sure, he scratched up your car, but look at this you started it by bullying. Evan did it to stand up

at the photo, his brow was furrowing.

tender leg was covered with a large bruise. It

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friend did that, probably your wife. That’s child abuse! I could take her

Tarquin was silent.

station has cameras. If you don’t believe me, go

didn’t doubt her word; he knew all too well what Nola was capable of. But what Nola

by me, but your son did wreck my

and turned speechless.

their designated owners, and even in a marital

wrist was all you,” Tarquin added.

on his wrist and shrank back, her

the conversation when she was at loss of words, “If you don’t

end up behind bars and leave your kids motherless, you better come clean.”

“Clean about what?”

for getting close to me. Who’s

told you that I had no intention of getting close to you, and

don’t tell the truth, the

telling the truth!”